ABB Arena
ABB Arena Syd in September 2009
Former namesRocklundahallen (1965–2006)
LocationVästerås, Sweden
Coordinates59°37′35″N 16°31′43″E / 59.62639°N 16.52861°E / 59.62639; 16.52861
OwnerRocklunda Sport och Event AB
Capacity4,902 (Nord)
9,000 (Syd)
Construction
Opened13 October 2007 (2007-10-13)
ArchitectSweco
Tenants

ABB Arena is the common name for the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden.[1]

Venues

Arena Nord

ABB Arena Nord in May 2013

ABB Arena Nord is the ice hockey arena and VIK Västerås HK's home arena. It was renovated in September 2007 and has a capacity of 4,902 spectators.[2][3] "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena, which was earlier called Rocklundahallen.

Arena Syd

ABB Arena Syd in May 2013

"ABB Arena Syd" is the second arena and is a multi-purpose arena mainly used for bandy, but also for concerts and exhibitions.

ABB Arena Syd is the biggest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden (Friends Arena and Tele2 Arena, where a few Swedish Championship finals have been played, are bigger, but they are not usually used for bandy).

ABB Arena Syd is the home arena for Västerås SK Bandy and has a capacity of 9,000 spectators at bandy matches.[4]

It was the main arena at the Bandy World Championship 2009. The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) have arranged training camps for developing bandy countries here.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ABB Arena Nord information at Rocklunda's official website Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. VIK Västerås HK at Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. ABB Arena Syd information at Rocklunda's official website Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. "International Bandy Camp in Västerås". Svenskbandy. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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